Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Gupta Dynasty of King, Queen and Lion to Right Type. | Auction 18

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Lot # 55 - Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Samudragupta of Gupta Dynasty of King, Queen and Lion to Right Type.

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2,00,000-2,50,000

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Gold

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Gupta Dynasty, Samudragupta (335-370 AD), Gold Dinar, King and Queen Type (Licchavyah), issued in the memory of his parents Chandragupta I and Kumaradevi, Obv: king standing at right and queen at left, facing each other, with crescent above, king holding up his right hand offering flower to the queen and brahmi legends at left "sri kumaradevi" and "chandra" in the right field, Rev: goddess durga seated on recumbent lion right, holding cornucopia and pasha and brahmi legend "Lichhavyah" to commemorate the marriage alliance of Chandragupta I and Lichhavi tribe,tamgha at left, 7.20g, 20.12mm, (Altekar, Bayana # Pl. I-6 ), about extremely fine, Very Rare.